2025 Transfer Portal

[Winners Circle]

On 3/28/2025 at 7:47 PM, nhs67 said:

Flynn has another year, yeah?

Who wants break the news...

[scourge165]

2 hours ago, JimmySpeaks said:

The fruitcakes know that a tariff is no different than a corporate tax hike except that it actually brings jobs to Americans instead of forcing them overseas 

The 'fruitcakes?'

Yeah, they ALSO know that it's NEVER worked out well(at least not in a global economy) and that the tariffs have taken an economy that was once the "envy of the world," and it's gone from growth to contracting and that those tariffs, they get passed on to the consumer. 

 

Those "fruitcakes," also know that Trump has said he wants to cut the corporate tax rate. So...none of what you said makes sense, he's just blowing up the economy to try and bring the 10 year yield down, nothing more. 

[cl415]

3 minutes ago, Mike said:

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Lmao. Dean is good but a zero time AA. You are drinking the kool aid if you think Iowa is paying him a bag. I am sure he’s getting some money but it is highly unlikely to be much more than he got at Rutgers. 

[wrestlingfan22]

2 minutes ago, cl415 said:

They have Paddy up at 165 next year. Either Chittum or Cannon are planning to suck down to 149 or they plan to redshirt Chittum then move either Cannon or him up. Chittum at tOSU seems like a weird fit to me.

I think Paddy to the bench is a real possibility. He was 0-2 at NCAAs this year and lost to a kid from the freaking Citadel to get eliminated. Cannon up at 165 very likely can beat Paddy out. 

[wrestlingfan22]

1 hour ago, poorwrestler said:

The guys over at Bucknuts 247 forum seem to think Cannon is going up, some think possibly even two weights.

https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/board/101483/contents/transfer-portal-2526-247188907/?page=8


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If Cannon ends up at 165 next year and eventually goes 174 he would have wrestled 141, 157, 165, and 174 in college. Talk about some growth!

Also if Kharcala is really done, 174 is a hole for Ohio State next year, and where Paddy could end up. 

[Winners Circle]

23 hours ago, The_KC_Godfather said:

Not really. Bailey maybe, but I’m shocked Mizzou even entertained Williams with the off the mat stuff. I’d prefer to ensure we don’t lose Mendoza’s commitment by adding a Bailey.

You don't remember KOT being hammered at the bar making out with that chick days before Scuffle? And then missing Scuffle and Brian Smith saying he was 'sick'?

[Mike]

1 minute ago, cl415 said:

Lmao. Dean is good but a zero time AA. You are drinking the kool aid if you think Iowa is paying him a bag. I am sure he’s getting some money but it is highly unlikely to be much more than he got at Rutgers. 

I don't disagree but we've heard he got a significant amount over what he was getting at RU. To your point, I'm sure it's lower than what others have got from Iowa or if it qualifies as "a bag", but it was meaningful amount better than what RU could offer him.

[VakAttack]

5 minutes ago, Mike said:

I don't disagree but we've heard he got a significant amount over what he was getting at RU. To your point, I'm sure it's lower than what others have got from Iowa or if it qualifies as "a bag", but it was meaningful amount better than what RU could offer him.

He hasn't even committed to Iowa as of yet.

[ionel]

1 hour ago, VakAttack said:

 As to Teemer and Buchanan, both guys were graduate transfers and thus not beholden to the transport window. 

[BAC]

53 minutes ago, Spencerlee said:

People keep saying Iowas culture is so bad but when has a starter for the next year ever left Iowa? I know Suriano left PSU, but what about Iowa?

Glazier, Siebricht, Chittum... oh wait are we not including guys that Iowa affirmatively ran out of town?

[Spencerlee]

2 minutes ago, BAC said:

Glazier, Siebricht, Chittum... oh wait are we not including guys that Iowa affirmatively ran out of town?

Glazier wasn’t going to start, Cobe  wasn’t going to start, and Chittum wasn’t even on the team yet. Anyone else?

[JimmySpeaks]

25 minutes ago, scourge165 said:

The 'fruitcakes?'

Yeah, they ALSO know that it's NEVER worked out well(at least not in a global economy) and that the tariffs have taken an economy that was once the "envy of the world," and it's gone from growth to contracting and that those tariffs, they get passed on to the consumer. 

 

Those "fruitcakes," also know that Trump has said he wants to cut the corporate tax rate. So...none of what you said makes sense, he's just blowing up the economy to try and bring the 10 year yield down, nothing more. 

$36 TRILLION IN DEBT.  even the fruitcakes know something different has to done.  

[cl415]

16 minutes ago, JimmySpeaks said:

$36 TRILLION IN DEBT.  even the fruitcakes know something different has to done.  

Wait until someone tells JimmySpeaks how much more debt is going to be added over the next 4 years. Spoiler alert it’s not great Jimmy. 

[poorwrestler]

So anyways, who’s hopping in the portal today?


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[Johnyt9]

I dont think itd be wise for tOSU to RS Chittum - I mean they just had the debacle with Rocco, not to mention Chittum hasn't exactly shown that he likes to stick around a place for too long.

I'd imagine Chittum came in to be the 157 starter and Cannon had a plan to change weights - I have thought he looks small for 157 but certainly has a frame to get bigger

[Kov88]

Cannon said in the beginning of the year the plan was to wrestle 65, I’d assume that’s where he goes this year

[BAC]

1 hour ago, VakAttack said:

The reporting came from Willie Saylor 

Willie also said that Buchanan and Teemer were each getting 500K for a semester (here).  So I can infer you accept those figures as accurate?

 

 

1 hour ago, VakAttack said:

And the idea that I have to take what Welsh says here at face value is laughable. 

Except he *didn't* confirm right away, as was reported. And much of what he said is easily disprovable by others, e.g. that he received multiple cash offers, that he asked for and had a meeting with OSU coaches to get him better partners, that he was angry with them about redshirting, etc.

You literally have zero evidence he is being in any way dishonest, everything he says is consistent with what we already knew... yet you call him a liar.  I think that's sad.

1 hour ago, VakAttack said:

 re: Teemer, he had an offer standing in front of him for a long time and he was just unsure what he wanted to do.

Oooh so now you're back to "believe the athlete"?  LOL.  Okay.  

1 hour ago, VakAttack said:

They relied on homegrown lesser recruits for years.  It was not working.

Is "lesser recruits" the issue, or coaching? Glazier was the #32 overall recruit.  Buchanan wasn't even top 100.  Yet they ran Glazier out of town despite 5 years in the Iowa room, to bring in a guy coached up by others.  Seems to me Iowa is holding its homegrown guys accountable for the coaches' shortcomings.

To be clear, I'm all for welcoming top guys, via the portal or otherwise.  The issue I have with Iowa is that their loyalty bar is lower than every other D1 school, by a LOT. It's one thing to bring in top talent to deepen the room, or to fill a gap, or simply to not say "no" when someone says they want to come... but another thing entirely to specifically seek out and induce via big dollars ($500K per your source) someone for the express purpose of displacing your home-grown, high-end 6th-year recruit, coming off a 25-4 record, and running him out of town.  It's the most disloyal thing I've ever seen in college wrestling -- and that's saying something, given the overall commercialization of college sports.

1 hour ago, VakAttack said:

So listen to Stephen Buchanon talk about his time at Iowa and what it's done for him

Ah, so we're back to "Iowa guys tell the truth but PSU guys lie" right?

I'm happy for Buchanan.  He seems like a quality guy. Unlike you, I won't accuse him of lying.  But I'd be appreciative of anyone who paid me $500K for a season's work too.  And where's Glazier's interview?   

[Dogbone]

1 hour ago, poorwrestler said:

So anyways, who’s hopping in the portal today?


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Brock Herman - Ohio State 157 is entering the portal per Willie. 

[MPhillips]

2 hours ago, enterdisplayname said:

They also think Bouzakis is going to bump up two weights and start at 149...

 

...take it all with a grain of salt. 

I stay away...

[Hillbilly Jim]

1 hour ago, wrestlingfan22 said:

If Cannon ends up at 165 next year and eventually goes 174 he would have wrestled 141, 157, 165, and 174 in college. Talk about some growth!

Also if Kharcala is really done, 174 is a hole for Ohio State next year, and where Paddy could end up. 

I think Paddy would really really struggle at 174.  I don’t see him up that high.  Birden has the frame for it and he needs to get stronger anyway.  If Cannon is the 165, and that is a big if,  —I think Paddy will be out or looking to the portal.

[Johnyt9]

Could Chittum go 149? maybe hed have better results there - I think he looks big at 157 but not tall, maybe he could cut down IDK

157: Paddy
165 Cannon
174 Birden

[JoeyLee]

Just now, Johnyt9 said:

Could Chittum go 149? maybe hed have better results there - I think he looks big at 157 but not tall, maybe he could cut down IDK

157: Paddy
165 Cannon
174 Birden

Chittum had weight cutting issues this year at 157 per dresser so i really dont see that going well 

[MPhillips]

Bucknuts is maybe three of four on the hierarchy of Ohio wrestling forums. I know all the dumb ones...

[enterdisplayname]

3 minutes ago, MPhillips said:

Bucknuts is maybe three of four on the hierarchy of Ohio wrestling forums. I know all the dumb ones...

oh please list those four out for us.

[nhs67]

2 hours ago, Winners Circle said:

Who wants break the news...

Please do?